Chapter 248 Fierce Battle Deshengmen

Since the imperial court issued the order of King Qin, the border armies in various places reacted quickly, and Xuanfu, Datongfu and even Mangui and Hou Shilu personally led the troops to come.

As the elite of the Nine Sides, Chongzhen still attaches great importance to the border troops of Xuanfu and Datongfu, and immediately ordered Mangui and Hou Shilu to be stationed in Tongzhou and Sanhe respectively. But Huang Taiji passed directly through the periphery of Tongzhou, leaving the two elite soldiers and horses of Man Gui and Hou Shilu useless. Seeing that the Tartars were hit under the city of Beijing, the Ming Dynasty entered the most nervous state, but at this time, the imperial court received a bad news again.

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Shanxi soldiers and horses can be said to be the first to respond to King Qin's call, but they were not the first to arrive. Since entering the Gyeonggi range, the marching speed of Shanxi's soldiers and horses has slowed down significantly, and no matter how Zhang Honggong and Geng Ruqi urge, it still has no effect. In private, the soldiers were full of resentment. For a long time, he didn't get enough military salary, and he was driven like a dog to go to the capital to fight with the Tartars. However, the people under Zhang Honggong's command were very unfriendly to these soldiers and beat and scolded them at every turn.

Over time, resentment accumulated, and finally broke out. Shanxi soldiers and horses were ordered to garrison the periphery of Tongzhou, but when Huang Taiji led his troops to detour through Tongzhou, the unbearable Shanxi soldiers mutinied, and they stormed the barracks and arrested the person in charge of the army. This matter spread quickly and dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Ming army. Before the imperial court had a decisive battle with the Tartars, there was a mutiny on his side.

The Tartars approached the Beijing Division, and their own soldiers and horses mutinied, which no one expected. In order to resist the attack of the Tartars, Chongzhen has not rested for two days and two nights, and suddenly heard the bad news, and his whole popularity almost fainted. In the court, Chongzhen Tie blushed and roared loudly at the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, who can tell me what is going on with the Shanxi soldiers and horses mutiny?" A few days ago, the soldiers and horses of Shanxi were still actively serving the king, and now there is a sudden mutiny, who can explain it, what is this for? ”

As Chongzhen spoke, a pair of eyes involuntarily looked at Wang Qia. When there was an accident with soldiers and horses in Shanxi, Chongzhen's first thought was Wang Qia. Wang Qia is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and if the matter here is not clear, it is a serious real job.

Wang Qia suddenly felt the pressure increase suddenly, feeling the eyes of everyone, he had already scolded Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong's ancestors for the eighteenth generation in his heart, and this time he really let these two dogs die. At that time, Zhang Honggong and Geng Ruqi were busy coming to King Qin, wanting to show their faces and show their faces, and in order to assign a better task, they also gave Wang Qia a gift. Wang Qia took care of Geng Ruqi a lot, but he never thought that there would be a mutiny at this juncture.

The war is imminent, the army mutinies, if this matter is not handled well, he Wang Qia, the secretary of the military department, will also be done. After thinking about it, Wang Qia arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is all because of the military salary, in recent days, the imperial court is close to Shaanxi and Liaodong, Shanxi military salary allocation is insufficient, and the soldiers have long complained. This time, I had to fight hard with the Tartars again, and many people felt that it was not worth it, so they gathered to make trouble. ”

Chongzhen's brows were tightly locked, and his hands pressed the dragon chair tightly. It's military pay again, and it's money and food. Chongzhen found that in the past two years, as long as something happened, it must have something to do with money. But the money and food are insufficient, and he Chongzhen has nothing to do. If this is the case, Chongzhen feels that he is also responsible, and he does not have to completely throw the responsibility on Geng Ruqi and the others.

As soon as Wang Qia retreated, Chen Xinjia behind him stood up and said sharply: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's understanding, although the treasury is empty, the household department has recently allocated a batch of money and grain to the soldiers and horses in Shanxi, and the military department has filed this matter. However, the minister inquired, and according to the soldiers who made trouble, they had not received a penny of silver for two months, and they really couldn't bear it, so they made trouble. ”

"What? Is this really the case? Chongzhen's face changed greatly, and he slapped the armrest heavily. Unable to control his emotions, the whole person stood up. Insufficient silver and no silver, these are two concepts, I haven't seen a penny of silver for two months, who can stand this thing, the war is imminent, and if you don't get it, your life will be gone. If what Chen Xinjia said was true, Chongzhen would understand those soldiers a little, and even sympathize with these soldiers.

"Check, give me a careful investigation, and order Jinyiwei to put Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong's two bastards in the prison first, and once the matter is verified, they will not be spared."

Chongzhen had a resolute attitude, and when he saw the posture, he couldn't wait to chop Geng Ruqi and the others immediately. If it were an ordinary time, someone would definitely stand up and plead, but the Tartars approached the capital, and at such a critical moment, none of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty stood up at this time to find uncomfortable. Wang Qia didn't say a word, now that the Tartars are about to attack the city, his own military department is already in trouble, and if he continues to mix in the mutiny, he doesn't have to wait until the Tartars are defeated, and he has to go to heaven now.

Chongzhen asked someone to investigate, and soon found out the matter. Some things are not difficult to check, it depends on whether you want to check it or not, although the Jinyiwei who was tossed by Zhu Youzhen exists in name only, but it is still no problem to find out the news. In less than two hours, Jin Yiwei sent the news to the Wenhua Palace. Zhu Youzhen sat in the imperial study, closed his eyes and rested for a while, Wang Chengen handed over the fold, only halfway through it, Zhu Youzhen was already trembling.

"Geng Ruqi..... Zhang Honggong..... Damn ...... Kill them, I really want to cut these two people with a thousand knives! ”

How can Chongzhen not be angry? Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong acted in an embarrassed manner, taking advantage of their positions to embezzle military salaries, and even withheld part of the military salaries sent to Shaanxi. Last year, Shaanxi disaster relief grain was also intercepted when it passed through Shanxi. Just these two people, they kept saying that they were loyal ministers and good generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Putting the fold on the table, Chongzhen didn't say anything for a long time. After a while, he waved his right hand and sneered: "Spread my message, push those two to Nancheng, and show the public." ”

The next day, before the Tartars arrived in the capital, Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, and Zhang Honggong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, were beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market in Nancheng. As soon as these two people died, coupled with the officials sent by the imperial court to appease them and make up some of the military salaries, the Shanxi soldiers and horses did not continue to toss. The soldiers and horses in Shanxi are now leaderless, and the military department has assigned these soldiers and horses to the command of Man Gui, and they are temporarily under the jurisdiction of Man Gui.

On November 18 of the second year of Chongzhen, the general army of Datong Man Gui and the general soldier of Xuanfu Hou Shilu withdrew their troops from Tongzhou and Sanhe and were ordered to garrison Deshengmen.

Under the appeal of the imperial court, almost all the people in the capital were busy. Many young men helped the soldiers to build the city wall, but Beijing City had not experienced war for many years, and the city wall was in disrepair, and it was too late to build it urgently. It can be said that the city wall of Beijing is much weaker than a few decades ago, and it is very unsafe to rely on the city wall to defend the capital.

Huang Taiji obviously didn't want to give the people of the capital too much time to prepare, on October 20, the Houjin soldiers and horses finally appeared under the city of Beijing, when they saw the head of Beijing, Huang Taiji's eyes became scarlet, flashing with a strange light.

There was almost no stop, and Huang Taiji gave an order, and Houjin Belle Daishan, Jierharang, Yue Zhen and others launched a fierce attack on the city of Beijing. As if it was providence, Huang Taiji aimed the main direction of attack at Deshengmen. It can be said that this is the luck of Huang Taiji and the misfortune of Huang Taiji.

At this time, Deshengmen was stationed in Xuanfu, Datong Mansion border army elite, as well as thousands of Shanxi soldiers and horses, it can be said that the soldiers are strong and strong, several gates in the capital, and the Deshengmen defense is the most strong. But in the same way, if Huang Taiji can gnaw this hard bone down, it is equivalent to a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty.

Xuanfu and Datong Mansion are the elite of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, if these two soldiers and horses are wiped out, the blow to the morale of the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty is unimaginable. At that time, Huang Taiji may really be able to touch the red paint on the Desheng Gate.

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Huang Taiji has his own purpose, he didn't think about taking down Beijing City, if he thinks so, then he Huang Taiji is either a fool or a madman. The city of Beijing must be beaten, and it must be fought fiercely, and the prestige of the Dajin Kingdom will be displayed. If you don't ask for anything else, it is to let everyone in the world know that he Huang Taiji has the ability to hit Beijing City, and the Dajin Kingdom has hit Beijing City, so is the Ming Dynasty still so terrible?

He Huang Taiji wants to pull the Ming Dynasty down from the altar in the hearts of many people, so that the Ming Dynasty will no longer be so unattainable, and even make people fearful. After this battle is fought, it will be much smoother to recover the Mongolian tribes in the future.

Because Huang Taiji has his own ultimate purpose, from the very beginning, he ordered the two yellow flags to launch a fierce attack, leaving no behind.

Haoge and Yue Zheng led the yellow flag to attack the defense line of Xuanfu's soldiers and horses from the side, and the cannon roared and the smoke of gunpowder filled. In order to shake the world in one fell swoop, Huang Taiji deliberately let his soldiers and horses drag two cannons. These two guns have indeed exerted their power.

Hou Shilu never expected that the Tartars would come from afar, and they would even drag the artillery, and they would not notice it for a while, and the losses of the troops in front were not small. At this moment, Dai Shan led more than 2,000 people from the front of Zhenghongqi to pounce up, just in time to meet Ma Fang's elite. Zhenghongqi was established very early, and it was an elite that was earlier than Zhenghuangqi. In addition, Dai Shan personally led the troops, and under the red flag, Ma Fangjie, who was killed, retreated.

"Ahh With a knife, I saw that the Han people in front of me did not fall, and the tartar dragged the steel knife upside down, and the handle of the knife kept knocking down like a brick until the flesh and blood of the person in front of me were blurred. Unfortunately, he had barely taken two steps forward when a spear stabbed out from behind him, piercing the tartar in half.

Blood, fighting, roaring and death, all kinds of scenes, intertwined to form a picture of purgatory.

"Report, General Hou, more than 2,000 soldiers and horses of the Tartar Zhenghong Banner suddenly came from the southwest, General Ma was attacked on both sides, and now he has been suppressed and retreated a mile back."

"Huh? Ordered Ma Fang, no matter what, you must resist me, as long as he is not dead, he can't let a Tartar come over. As for the reinforcements, let him wait, they will be soon! ”

After the herald retreated, Hou Shilu immediately called the Black Cloud Dragon to the front. At this time, the Black Cloud Dragon was also covered in blood, and obviously had just withdrawn from the front line, "Lord Commander, what do you command?" ”

"Black General, withdraw your people and go to the aid of Ma Fang. Hmph, don't think that the old man doesn't know, but you learned from Tiemo to get a good musket team, don't hide it this time, send your musket team up, and give me a hard fight against the arrogance of the Tartars. ”

"Lord Commander, the last general will withdraw, what about the western defense line? The Tartar will go straight in! ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I have already discussed it with the General Army, your defense area is in charge of the General Army, what you have to do now is to quickly organize the manpower and go to the aid of Ma Fang!"

"Yes, the last general will go!" The relationship between Heiyunlong and Ma Fang was already good, but now when he heard that someone in the defense area had taken over, he didn't hesitate. The Black Cloud Dragon's troops withdrew quickly, and similarly, the speed at which Man Gui filled the defense area was not slow.

In the midst of the fierce battle, Man Gui, the chief military officer, raised his knife to the front, he raised his knife and roared, "Brothers, kill, let those golden pimples see, who is the most capable man in our Ming Dynasty." ”

Man Gui's words are clearly satirizing the soldiers and horses of Liaodong. Over the years, the soldiers and horses of Liaodong have sucked blood more and more, especially after Yuan Chonghuan took charge of Liaodong, all the money and grain of the imperial court were close to Liaodong. As a result, other military towns have become raised by their mothers, even Xuanfu and Datong Mansion have also stood behind.

Man Gui has always been unconvinced, and he is not dealing with Yuan Chonghuan, so this time he is bent on suppressing the limelight of Guan Ning Tieqi.

Those who have opinions on the soldiers and horses of Liaodong are not only Man Gui, but also Hou Shilu. Xuanfu and Datongfu were under pressure from various Mongolian ministries, and the defense area was much larger than that of Liaodong. Every year by the Tartars, the border sergeants were killed and injured countless times, even so, the Xuanfu and Datong Mansion never shouted pain and tiredness. Liaodong soldiers and horses are good, and they used to forget it, but now they are old soldiers, and they are often paid millions of taels.

As the chief soldier, Man Gui took the lead bravely, not afraid of death, and the morale of the soldiers and horses of Datong Mansion naturally soared. In the middle of the battle, Haoge and Yue Zhen led the two yellow flags to fight several times, but they couldn't get close to Desheng Gate half a step, but the two yellow flags threw down a lot of corpses.

In the southeast of Desheng Gate, Dai Shan led the elite of Zhenghongqi to chase Ma Fang and beat him hard, seeing that he was about to defeat this Han army of soldiers and horses, and suddenly a banging sound sounded, and half of Niu Lu's soldiers and horses were lying in a pool of blood.

At this time, the battlefield was almost crowded, crowded, and the four hundred musketeers of the Black Cloud Dragon did not need to aim at all, and the volley of guns hit the other side, and the opponent was like a wheat that had been cut down. The two sides fought chaotically, fighting together, and they were dizzy, and Dai Shan didn't react at first, and he didn't perceive any danger.

It's not that Dai Shan hasn't seen the Ming army's firearms soldiers, but when was it not the time when he was tortured by the Houjin Tie cavalry, the Daming firearms soldiers, they only dared to hide on the city wall as the king's eight, and fight in the wild, that is a piece of wild vegetables.

However, Dai Shan soon noticed that something was wrong. The banging gunfire did not stop, and it kept ringing, which was different from the firearms soldiers encountered before. Retreating backwards and observing the battlefield, Dai Shan stared at him, his face gloomy and terrifying.